How to beat Brand

Common role: Mid / Support

A burst mage who chains stuns and ablaze passives to melt health bars.

What makes Brand dangerous

Brand stuns you if you are already ablaze (Q after another ability), blasts an AoE (W) that hits harder on burning targets, and spreads his passive between nearby enemies for a detonation. His ultimate bounces between clustered enemies, ramping his passive and chunking a whole grouped team.

How to play against Brand

• 1Don't clump — his ult and passive bounce and spread between nearby enemies.
• 2Dodge his W or the Q stun; his combo needs the ablaze setup to lock you.
• 3He is immobile with no escape — dive or engage on him.
• 4Stack magic resist and health to survive his burst window.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Completely immobile — no dash or escape.
• ✓His stun requires an ablaze setup — dodge the first proc.
• ✓Ult and passive fizzle if enemies are spread out.
• ✓Squishy; a dive shuts him down.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Brand's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  炎上

  スキルで攻撃するたびに対象が炎上し、4秒かけて魔法ダメージを与える。この効果は3回までスタックする。炎上中の敵ユニットを倒すとマナを回復する。チャンピオンまたは大型モンスターに付与されたスタックが最大になると臨界点に達して2秒後に爆発し、周囲の敵にスキル命中時効果を付与して大ダメージを与える。

  Strong: his burn ticks and, when maxed, detonates for a big AoE hit. Weak: it spreads between nearby enemies — don't stand next to allies.

• Q
  焦炎

  指定方向に火の玉を放ち、最初に命中した敵ユニットに魔法ダメージを与える。炎上中の対象は、このスキルが命中するとスタン状態になる。

  Strong: stuns you if you're already ablaze, locking his combo. Weak: no ablaze, no stun — dodge the first proc and it's just a skillshot.

• W
  烈火の柱

  発動から一瞬遅れて指定地点に火柱を発生させ、範囲内の敵ユニットに魔法ダメージを与える。炎上中の対象は、火柱から受けるダメージが25%増加する。

  Strong: a big AoE that hits harder on burning targets. Weak: a delayed circle — step out of it before it lands.

• E
  焼灼

  強力な爆風で対象を攻撃し、周囲の敵も巻き込んで魔法ダメージを与える。炎上中の対象に爆風が命中すると、効果範囲が2倍になる。

  Strong: spreads his passive and adds burst between clustered enemies. Weak: single-target if you're alone — spacing limits the spread.

• R
  業火

  指定した対象に最大5回まで跳ね返る強力な火炎弾を放つ。この火炎弾は自身と付近にいる敵の間で跳ね返り、敵に命中するたびに魔法ダメージを与える。この跳ね返りは、優先的に敵チャンピオンの「炎上」スタックを最大にしようとする。炎上中の対象に命中すると、短い間その対象にスロウを与える。

  Strong: bounces between grouped enemies, ramping his passive across the team. Weak: it fizzles if enemies are spread — don't clump.

Itemization

Spread against his bouncing ult; magic resist and health survive the burst. Dive his immobile frame and dodge the ablaze setup to deny the stun.

This guide covers Brand's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.